Oregon Field Guide — Sauvie Island Controversy, Civil War Road Story: McDermott to Silver City, Nature Photographer Jerry Hunt

Episode 612

Sauvie Island Controversy: Sauvie Island, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, is home to a wildlife area meant to protect migrating birds. But visitors were loving the place to death. New restrictions to protect the area are annoying to some of those visitors.; Read More and Watch this story

Civil War Road Story: McDermott to Silver City: Wagonmasters were a valuable asset during the Civil War years of this country. Wagons carried gold along the treacherous back country roads from Silver City to McDermott, OR supporting the financially strapped government. Local rancher, George Wilkinson, drives the OFG crew along these roads. Bob Boyd of the Oregon High Desert Museum tells us more of the story. Mike Hanley, rancher and stagecoach restorer, takes us for a ride in one of his rigs.; Read More and Watch this story

Nature Photographer Jerry Hunt: The scenery of Oregon is photographer and retired fire fighter Jerry Hunt. He travels the state, sometimes hiking 20 miles with 80 pounds of photographic gear on his back.; Read More and Watch this story